N21672/1725

嵌はめる

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneIchidan verbverb (generic)transitive verbcolloquialvulgar expression or word

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はめる

Meanings

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame), to insert (e.g. a cork), to fasten (a button)
to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves), to place (a hoop) around, to attach (e.g. a hose to a tap)
to pigeonhole (into a particular category), to force (into a mold), to place (restrictions) on
to entrap, to take (someone) in, to set (someone) up, to deceive
to throw into
to have sex, to fuck

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Example sentences

窓枠まどわくにガラスをはめる作業さぎょうは思おもったより難むずかしかった。

Fitting the glass into the window frame was harder than I expected.

指輪ゆびわを指ゆびにはめると、なかなか抜ぬけなくなってしまった。

Once I put the ring on my finger, I couldn't get it off easily.

彼かれはうまく罠わなにはめられて、大金おおかねを失うしなった。

He was skillfully set up in a trap and lost a large sum of money.

ボタンをきちんとはめてからコートを着きた方ほうがいい。

You should fasten your buttons properly before putting on the coat.

人ひとをステレオタイプにはめようとする傾向けいこうは、多様性たようせいを損そこなうと言いわれている。

It is said that the tendency to pigeonhole people into stereotypes undermines diversity.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)